Improved measure for liquids



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To ALL WnoM rr MAY eeNeERNe Ec it known that I, .lo-52ML LLiABBGTT, eti North Providence, Providence county, Rhode Island,"h'ave invented a new and` improved Adjustable Measure for Packing Liquids; and I d of'liereby declare that the follan is a fiill, clear, and exact description thereoi','\vhich will enable others skilled inthe art to make and usel ihe same, reference beinghad to the accompanyingV drawing, formin'ff" part of this specification.

. n This invention relates to a new and improved measure Vwhereby liquids may he drawn from a tank or reser.`- voir in cortuiulimitred quantities very expeditiously. i

The inrentionis more especially designed for the drawing oft" of cool-oil from large tanks orrreservoirs in specific quantities for canning, 'and hasfor its'iobject lthe 'varying et' the capacity of the' measuring-can tosuit the variation of measurement-peculiar to' diiferent countriesas the gallon, for instane,.whieh varies materially,

- an Imperial gallcuheing greaterthaixlthegallonUnited States measurement. The invention has furtherfor l its object Itheveady admission of Vthe oil'for other liquid into the'measure by providinga free escape for th'e 'air l therefrom: during the .process-of llilik-1g. And `finally, the invention has for its object a speedy `Withdrzm'al of j the; contents of the measure without loss by'leukage or drip in adjusting the cans ,to or removing them from the discharge faucetpf chemcasure- In the accompanying sheet of drawings@ i Figure is a vertical section o f, my'nveutiomitalen in the -line matig, 2.

Figure 2 is a plan or .topview of the same. l Figure a detached vertical section of the faucet pertaining to the same, taken in the line y y, fig.` 2. Figure 4 is a front or face. vic-winfthe faueet.' ;"4

Figure 5, n. horizontal section ofthe saaie, taken in the line z z, iig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicat'ecorrespodiug parts.

, A represents the measure, which'may'beconstructed of sheet metal 'or' other suitable material, and ofi cylndrical or other desired forni', In Vthe top of l this measure there istted a metallic `eol1ar, B, on-a'ivhich o. ringer annular nut, O, is secured teform n addinghom through whicha cylindrical bar, D, passes intothc meusure,said bar D being hollow, it'necessary or desired, and havingu screw, 'Efpassirigfizitoitsuppercnd and working ina .female scrcwcut' thereim- .This screw E is fitted in Ia yoke,'F, attached t'o 'teli'V @tlieriueasure, and by'turning-the sc rcyv the'bar D may be adjusted higher or Iowa-,hdd the capaeityof, tlidfmeusur consequently vnried as desired.` VThis ivillbe fully understood by referring to fig; f1. YOntlie ti'op'cf-the'measure Aifthelie is 4secured a chamber, G, in whicha rising and falling valve,.II, is piaceri, the valveohening as .it descends, and closing when it is `fuilyiup. The chamber G communicates with the measure Ahymeans of openings@ and the valve H is suiciently smallerin diameter than the clnmiberr to' admit of the air' escaping outthrough the `:liaiiglber G when the valve is doiyn and open, and the measure is being filled by theentra'nce `of'oil or other uid from below The oil or other fluid passes .from .the tank or reservoir through apipe, I,-`into `thelotverxpartpftho measure AQ This pipe isof', bent form, vthe anglo. ai. the vhend 4being ohtuseya'nd'having'a'ltss'owaycock, J, fitted in it at saidhendor angle, as lshown clearly in iig. 5. 4The eine Ilm: a tube 'orchauiher projecting from its angle or bend, t-llelouter end et' said tube-ier chamber having a vert-ical plat-e, L, attached, which is provided .with two pcrferations b b', shou'n elearlyniigs. 3 and 5. M is a plate which is attached otite iowcr part by ,a pivot,ve, to the lcwenpart ofthe plateL, and has a handle, fj, attached to its upper'parthy a screw, (Z, which` i passes through a curved slot, e, in the upper part4 of M, and serves as a guide for the level" und plate. From,

the plate Mutwo uoaz'lcsfj" project, assho'vvn-intigs'. 2,3, 4, and 5. V t A, i Tile operation is a'sifollows: Suppose, for instance, themeasure A is empty, and. the operation of canningto be commenced. The t\\'o\vay cocli J is turno-(liso as to admit the oil o r other liquid from the taule or resinF voir to ilow-throughthe pipe I into the Vmeasure A'. ,the `tube K beiugcut'oi from l. by this adjustment of the i cock. As the measure A {ills the-air escapes-up through the clrambcr'G, the valv'e H being down, and whenthefmensureis iillecL which is indicated bythe stem' of `valve 'H, or'the valve itself, the `valve `H is raised and eloseilhy the liquid, the valve being sufficiently buoyant to adniitfoi` that eventsv The plate` M is -then 'turned so that -one of thefnozzlsjsayf) is forced diiwn into the' cie'iig of `the can to he'fillcd,fimd said nozzle` t.

f will be in line- With'hole o in'plate L. The ltwo-way coek J is then-turned so that' the part g 4of pipe I will be -cut off from the other part' h, and the communication between the tanltior reservoir` and the ineasure is eut oli,

whilea communication formed between' the measure and the tube K, and the o il or other liquid passes through tbenozzlefinto the can. When the lmetterne-A is empty the plate'iil is turned so that the other nozzlef will enter the opening of anenpty ea-n,-the filled one being soldeedbcfore being removed, it being understood that ii'hen tli'e nozzlcf is for-eed de ivn niegan empty can the other nozzlef will; be raised up'out of the lfilled one in order to admit of the latter 'being soldered. The cook J is thenl turned so as tocut o the tube K from I,

andv open ,the communication between .the two parts g 7L of the pipe I, so that the measure A will be again filled I .from the tunic or reserveir'-.. lv This simple invention will greatly facilitate the process of canningliquids. 'lhore will be no loss bylealcage or drip from the nozzles ff', as they are designedfto enter some distance into the openings of the cans.

I One manfcan attend to vquitenv number of measures, all communicating-'with.one and the same tank or res ervoir, andplacedside by side to facilitate the manipnlationiot' the cocks and cans.

varying the capacity of the measuref'A, through the medium of the adjustable bar D, the varying measurements of dilferent countries may be compensated for. This is an injportant feature, especially'in the canning of coaloils, large quantities of which are exported, and to countries where standards ot' measurement differ from t'hose of ours.l Eesides this, many liquids vary in bulkaccording to their teu'ipe'rature, and this can readily .be compensated for by adjust-ing 'the 'bar D. l

'The filling of the measureA from the bottom prevents the potting of the .oil or other liquid inft-he measure,

and insures correctmeasurement, :in important itei in canning coal oil and ,turpentincn as a correct measure.

ment hyd-filling withaglownwerd discharge from a. faucet cannot'.be obtained.

'Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire .to secure by -Letters Patent, is- The arrangement of the measure A, pipe Litwo-way c'oek J, tube K, adjustable bar D, valve H, and chamber Gi, as and for the purpose specified. y

The above specification-oi my invention signed by me this 8th day of April, 1867.

JOSEPH' L. ABBOTT. lVltnesses: i

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